Ana Ivanovic vs Lucie Safarova — Tokyo Quarter-final

Tokyo · WTA · Quarter-final
SRB3
Ana Ivanovic
38 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 September 2014
hard
CZE7
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
Ivanovic A.
6-3 6-2
Safarova L.
Ivanovic A.
662
Safarova L.
320

Ana Ivanovic defeated Lucie Safarova 6-3 6-2 in the Tokyo quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Ana Ivanovic narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-05-25Roland GarrosSFclayLucie Safarova7-5 7-5
2014-05-26Roland GarrosR32clayLucie Safarova6-3 6-3
2012-01-09SydneyR32hardLucie Safarova7-6(5) 6-2
2009-09-28TokyoR64hardLucie Safarova6-4 7-6(1)
2009-08-17TorontoR32hardLucie Safarova3-6 7-5 6-3
2008-05-26Roland GarrosR64clayAna Ivanovic6-1 6-2
2007-08-06Los AngelesR16hardAna Ivanovic6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Ivanovic A.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Ivanovic A.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Ivanovic A.Safarova L.
1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
46%
41%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.3
5.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.9
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (131 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ivanovic A.Safarova L.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
62
44
Break points saved·Slight edge
84
89
Break points won·Dominant
86
50
Deciding sets·Even
50
47
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
50

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
24°COvercast
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 69%

Draw

Final
Ivanovic A.[3]
Wozniacki C.[2]
6-27-62
Semi-finals
Ivanovic A.[3]
Kerber A.[1]
7-56-3
Wozniacki C.[2]
Muguruza G.
6-42-66-2
Quarter-finals
Ivanovic A.[3]
Safarova L.[7]
6-36-2
Kerber A.[1]
Cibulkova D.[6]
6-36-0
Muguruza G.
Dellacqua C.
3-67-656-3
Wozniacki C.[2]
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
6-36-3
R16
Ivanovic A.[3]
Azarenka V.
6-36-4
Kerber A.[1]
Svitolina E.
6-46-4
Cibulkova D.[6]
Vandeweghe C.
7-657-5
Safarova L.[7]
Bencic B.
3-66-46-2
Dellacqua C.
Erakovic M.
6-26-4
Muguruza G.
Jankovic J.[4]
7-646-4
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Saville D.
7-656-3
Wozniacki C.[2]
Gajdosova J.
4-67-56-3
R32
Svitolina E.
Strycova B.
6-46-1
Vandeweghe C.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-27-5
Cibulkova D.[6]
Flipkens K.
6-16-3
Azarenka V.
Date Krumm K.
3-66-06-2
Bencic B.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-0
Safarova L.[7]
Keys M.
6-746-46-2
Erakovic M.
Errani S.[5]
6-46-1
Dellacqua C.
Lisicki S.
6-757-56-2
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Nara K.
6-12-66-2
Saville D.
Davis L.
4-66-46-4
Gajdosova J.
Hantuchova D.
6-25-77-5
Muguruza G.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-37-63